Evolution & Speciation

Which scientist started the modern Theory of Evolution?

• Charles Lyell

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• James Hutton

• Charles Darwin

Common ancestry can also be seen in the developing embryos of most vertebrates. This is called:

• DNA studies

• embryology

• extinction

• fossil record

Look at the picture. What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures

• embryology

• homologous structures

• fossil record

Which rock layer would have the oldest fossils?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will survive and __________.

• reproduce more often

• become extinct

• never reproduce

• lose all their traits

Which term refers to the "process by which individuals better suited to their environment will survive and reproduce more often"?

• Evolution

• Variation

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

Which species' DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 

• Hippopotamus 
• Baleen Whale
• Grazing Mammals
• Camels

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk

• the hind limbs of a house cat

• the fins of sharks

• the tailbone of a human

The table shows the survival rate of two types of beetles in the same environment over a period of three years.

Based on the table, which statement is correct?

• Brown beetles have a shorter life cycle than green beetles have

• Green beetles are more fit for their environment than brown beetles

• Brown beetles undergo more unfavorable mutations than green beetles

• Green beetles do not have the adaptations suited for survival in this environment